Radioplane OQ-12

OQ-12
Role	Target drone
National origin	United States
Manufacturer	Radioplane
First flight	October 1941
Primary user	USAAF
Number built	1

The Radioplane OQ-12 (company designation RP-6 ^[1] was a target drone in the United States, manufactured by the Radioplane company.

Design and development

The OQ-12 design had a round, cigar-shaped fuselage, a single 1 1/2 hp piston engine which drove counter rotating propellers, and a weight of 45 pounds. The wing had a cantilever structure and was of plywood construction. ^[1]

The OQ-12 was most likely intended as a competitor to the Simmonds Aerocessories OQ-11, and it first flew in October 1941, but remained a prototype only. ^{[2] [3]}

See also

Related lists

• List of military aircraft of the United States

References

1. "Radioplane company model numbers - Development of Radio Controlled Targets" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-04.
2. US Army Air Forces: "Army Aircraft Model Designations", 1946
3. "Radioplane OQ-12".